UTRECHT. FC Utrecht and SC Cambuur didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank who was helped by Richard Polman and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. SC Cambuur that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Cambuur was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough SC Cambuur to win the match​.

FC Utrecht shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, SC Cambuur shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (T. Booth, L. Brouwers and M. Van der Maarel). Regarding the opposition, SC Cambuur received 1 yellow card (R. Uldrikis).

Standings

After this match, FC Utrecht has 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, SC Cambuur has 0 points (17th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against FC Emmen on the 20th of August with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Emmen (0 draws).

SC Cambuur will play away agasint Fortuna Sittard on the 20th of August with a 11-8 head to head in favor of SC Cambuur (4 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (9.6), Mark van der Maarel (6.6), Nick Viergever (7.0), Modibo Sagnan (7.5), Hidde ter Avest (7.3), Taylor Booth (6.4), Luuk Brouwers (7.2), Othman Boussaid (7.1), Djevencio van der Kust (7.3), Daishawn Redan (6.7) and Bas Dost (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Rocco Robert Shein, Rick Meissen, Can Bozdoğan (7.0), Anastasios Douvikas (6.4), Moussa Sylla (7.2), Ruben Kluivert (7.5), Albert Lottin (6.2), Calvin Raatsie and Thijmen Nijhuis.

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of A. Lottin (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: T. Booth for C. Bozdogan (46′), M. Sagnan for R. Kluivert (46′), D. Redan for A. Douvikas (64′), H. ter Avest for M. Sylla (70′) and O. Boussaid for A. Lottin (75′).

Best player: Vasilis Barkas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 9.64. He performed 10 saves.

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Henk de Jong played with: João Virgínia (8.3), Doke Schmidt (7.2), Marco Tol (7.1), Leon Bergsma (7.2), Alex Bangura (7.6), Jamie Jacobs (7.3), Mees Hoedemakers (7.7), Robin Maulun (7.2), Remco Balk (6.8), Roberts Uldriķis (6.8) and Milan Smit (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bret Minnema, Mitchell Paulissen (6.9), Michael Breij (6.8), David Sambissa (6.9), Robbin Ruiter, Sam Hendriks, Sai Van Wermeskerken, Jasper ter Heide, Sekou Sylla, Tom Boere (6.8), Calvin Mac-Intosh and Floris Smand.

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 4 changes: M. Smit for D. Sambissa (61′), J. Jacobs for M. Paulissen (77′), R. Balk for M. Breij (77′) and R. Uldrikis for T. Boere (85′).

Best player: João Virgínia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Cambuur was the goalkeeper: João Virgínia. His rating is 8.32. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• Feyenoord – SC Heerenveen – 0-0
• FC Utrecht – SC Cambuur – 0-0
• FC Emmen – RKC Waalwijk – 1-1
• Go Ahead Eagles – PSV – 2-5